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Re: [SG] Companion Plants--Salvia n. 'Mount Fuji'

At 10:01 PM 7/7/98 EDT, you wrote:
>I sent this to Pixlist last night. It is filed as " Companion Plants--Need ID
>and Sources".
>The plant in question is Salvia nipponica 'Mount Fuji'. I was just in contact
>with Robyn Duback and she sells it thru her nursery, Robyns Nest in Vancouver
>WA. $8.00 per plant!
>This is a MUST!! It is hardy here in zone 5. Robyn, is it hardy in zone 4?
>
>To order eee Robyn at robydub.
>
>I am always amazed at the great varietal forms of the genus Salvia. (I am a
>reverse snob and thus refer to them as "sages.")
>If you want image of this one, eee me and I'll send!
>
>Clyde Crockett z5 ccredux@aol.com Indianapolis IN
>
Clyde et al.,

One of my other passions is Salvias (perennial kinds, not gas station
Salvias)..I don't grow S. nipponica (yet) but I do grow a related species,
Salvia koyamae. At the moment it is planted among my hostas, receives a few
hous of very early morning sun. At three years of age, it forms a neat
mound about 2 ft wide by 1 1/2 ft high. Leaves are light green, about as
big as your hand, triangular and sparsely hairy. No big time slug or earwig
damage as yet. It blooms August through frost, spikes of clear yellow
flowers. It is a fast grower, hardy here in Z 6b..

S. koyamae and S. nipponica 'Mt Fuji' are both available from Plant
Delights Nursery in Raleigh, NC..

There are other Salvias that prefer morning sun that I currently grow in
pots, so can't vouch for their performance as hosta companion plants..

Gerry

PS Does Robyn have a web site?>
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